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Old 09-29-2019, 09:24 PM   #1
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Hi All,

Thought I would start a post to keep posting slow progress on the truck.

Gearbox is back together and now waiting for a clutch plate.

Quick question, What did the old trucks have on the handbrake handle as a covering? Leather wrap?

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Old 09-30-2019, 09:20 AM   #2
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Nice work. I’ll defer to the guys having trucks of your era, but on my 51/52s the only covering was paint. Stu
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Old 09-30-2019, 11:19 AM   #3
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as truck dog said--paint only on my 41 1 1/2 ton 5000 mile truck
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Old 09-30-2019, 01:09 PM   #4
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I'm fairly confident Ford painted handles in trucks through 1947 (I could only speculate on younger trucks).

And I'm jealous of your far-less-complex hand brake assembly compared to my COE (the handle mounts in the cab on the left side of the trans and has long rods connected to bell cranks to connect to the brake assembly in the same spot as yours on the right)!
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Old 10-03-2019, 05:51 AM   #5
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Thanks guys, i have it painted but thought they may have wrapped it.

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Old 10-03-2019, 06:12 AM   #6
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Hey all,

Had my cab blasted and epoxy primed, so now I can start some metal work on it with a good canvas.

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Looks like a good start. It appears to be in quite good shape.
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Old 10-03-2019, 04:46 PM   #8
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Looks like a good start. It appears to be in quite good shape.
Yeah mate not to bad, has some dents in the roof i need to work on and some rust work in bottom fuel tank area and the front wings.

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Old 10-03-2019, 05:33 PM   #9
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wish my 41 3/4 ton stake bed cab was that good when I started, cab had been walked all over on the roof and the rear cab mount was broken off
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Old 10-06-2019, 03:37 AM   #10
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wish my 41 3/4 ton stake bed cab was that good when I started, cab had been walked all over on the roof and the rear cab mount was broken off
Yeah I'm pretty lucky it's not to bad. Still need to put some time into it so I'm happy with it.

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Old 10-06-2019, 08:19 AM   #11
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Looks like your off to a great start!
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Old 10-06-2019, 09:52 AM   #12
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nice work ! does it have a 2 speed axle . i have a 42 2ton .
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Old 10-27-2019, 04:08 AM   #13
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HI all,

Just a few pics of what I've been up to , made up a couple of sections to repair the front quarter. Also repairing the back of the cab.

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Lookin' good!
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